CSCS TESTING AND EVALUATION PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following physical competency screens is most appropriate for assessing
mobility of the hips and upper back?
A. sit-and-reach test
B. overhead squat
C. star-excursion balance test - Answers - B. overhead squat
Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation for a lack of change in the
vertical jump?
A. lack of effort
B. inefficient training program
C. increased bodyweight - Answers - C. increased bodyweight
An athlete initiates the T-test by performing which of the following movements?
A. back pedal
B. forward sprint
C. lateral shuffle - Answers - B. forward sprint
Which of the following instructions are appropriate to give to an athlete who is preparing
to perform the T-test?
A. "Keep your head slightly tilted down and focus your eyes on each cone."
B. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes on each cone."
C. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes straight ahead." - Answers
- C. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes straight ahead."
A female collegiate basketball forward in her junior year is administered a battery of
tests. The results are shown below:
Height- 69 in. (175 cm)
Bodyweight- 150 lb (68 kg)
Percent body fat- 20%
1RM bench press- 100 lb (45.5 kg)
1RM squat- 196 lb (89 kg)
Vertical jump- 19 in. (48 cm)
Which of the following needs improvement?
A. lower body strength
, B. anaerobic power
C. upper body strength - Answers - C. upper body strength
A college baseball player was tested 10 weeks before the start of the season with the
following results:
Height- 6 ft, 0 in. (182 cm)
Bodyweight- 212 lb (96.5 kg)
1 RM bench press- 260 lb (118 kg)
1 RM squat- 335 lb (152.5 kg)
1 RM power clean- 200 lb (91 kg)
Pro-agility- 4.62 sec
10 yd- 2.01 sec
Vertical jump- 23 in.
Which of the following need improvement?
A. power
B. speed
C. agility - Answers - A. power
Which of the following sequences will improve the reliability of the test results?
A. 1RM power clean, 1RM incline bench press, T-Test, 1-min sit-up test
B. T-Test, 1RM power clean, 1RM incline bench press, 1-min sit-up test
C. 1RM incline bench press, 1RM power clean, 1-min sit-up test, T-Test - Answers - B.
T-Test, 1RM power clean, 1RM incline bench press, 1-min sit-up test
Which of the following tests is the most appropriate for assessing a soccer player?
A. vertical jump
B. 1.5 mile run
C. Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test - Answers - C. Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test
A 145-lb (66-kg), 6 ft., 3 in. female college volleyball player has the following test profile:
1RM bench press- 110 lb (50 kg)
1RM back squat- 130 lb (59 kg)
VO2 max- 49 ml/kg/min
Body fat percentage- 18%
Vertical jump- 21 in. (53 cm)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following physical competency screens is most appropriate for assessing
mobility of the hips and upper back?
A. sit-and-reach test
B. overhead squat
C. star-excursion balance test - Answers - B. overhead squat
Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation for a lack of change in the
vertical jump?
A. lack of effort
B. inefficient training program
C. increased bodyweight - Answers - C. increased bodyweight
An athlete initiates the T-test by performing which of the following movements?
A. back pedal
B. forward sprint
C. lateral shuffle - Answers - B. forward sprint
Which of the following instructions are appropriate to give to an athlete who is preparing
to perform the T-test?
A. "Keep your head slightly tilted down and focus your eyes on each cone."
B. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes on each cone."
C. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes straight ahead." - Answers
- C. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes straight ahead."
A female collegiate basketball forward in her junior year is administered a battery of
tests. The results are shown below:
Height- 69 in. (175 cm)
Bodyweight- 150 lb (68 kg)
Percent body fat- 20%
1RM bench press- 100 lb (45.5 kg)
1RM squat- 196 lb (89 kg)
Vertical jump- 19 in. (48 cm)
Which of the following needs improvement?
A. lower body strength
, B. anaerobic power
C. upper body strength - Answers - C. upper body strength
A college baseball player was tested 10 weeks before the start of the season with the
following results:
Height- 6 ft, 0 in. (182 cm)
Bodyweight- 212 lb (96.5 kg)
1 RM bench press- 260 lb (118 kg)
1 RM squat- 335 lb (152.5 kg)
1 RM power clean- 200 lb (91 kg)
Pro-agility- 4.62 sec
10 yd- 2.01 sec
Vertical jump- 23 in.
Which of the following need improvement?
A. power
B. speed
C. agility - Answers - A. power
Which of the following sequences will improve the reliability of the test results?
A. 1RM power clean, 1RM incline bench press, T-Test, 1-min sit-up test
B. T-Test, 1RM power clean, 1RM incline bench press, 1-min sit-up test
C. 1RM incline bench press, 1RM power clean, 1-min sit-up test, T-Test - Answers - B.
T-Test, 1RM power clean, 1RM incline bench press, 1-min sit-up test
Which of the following tests is the most appropriate for assessing a soccer player?
A. vertical jump
B. 1.5 mile run
C. Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test - Answers - C. Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test
A 145-lb (66-kg), 6 ft., 3 in. female college volleyball player has the following test profile:
1RM bench press- 110 lb (50 kg)
1RM back squat- 130 lb (59 kg)
VO2 max- 49 ml/kg/min
Body fat percentage- 18%
Vertical jump- 21 in. (53 cm)
